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I bought a pair of pedals with clips 'n straps yesterday. I don't know if its just me, but its way harder than riding clipless! Maybe because i 'learnt' to ride fixed with SPD's I've developed all sorts of bad habits - like pulling backwards instead of upwards which obviously doesn't worth with clips.

Still there is something to be said about jumping off your bike in (semi)real shoes and not having to clump around in cycling shoes in Tesco's, so I'm going to try and stick with it for a while (even if I can't stop).

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Havent been on a CM in ages since it pissed me off so much. Dont think i will have time, but will consider it ;)

Nice! I'll drop them an email and see.

How much is a 'little cash'? £600 is really pushing it for the budget in mind....

Where abouts in London are you? Afaik you can't get 'off the peg' wheels anywhere so will need to have one built up. Someone should be able to advise you of a good local shop to check out...

Anyone know of any of the off the pegs apart from the Pearson which come with bosses for racks/guards?

I'm with glow - not sure you can really tell.... and do you really think trends get picked up by the gay community more than others?

Glow its your thread - you gotta pick the details ;)

RPM how many seriously just decided to ride fixed "for fashion" without having some prior contact in those areas?

When i got my first just over 2 years ago, i hadn't had much concept (and very little 'understanding'). I'd chatted briefly to people riding fixed and read a bunch of stuff online about it and as i had a bit of cash to get something cheap 2nd hand I thought i would try it out. It wasn't for 'fashion' i don't think - just out of interest.

I dont think you have to be obsessive to have hobbies.... i think it just breaks down differently depending on what people are into and activities are gendered in different ways by different cultures.

velocity boy I think all forms of bicycle **enthusiasm **is dominated by men.

I think thats the key word. I reckon (obviously i cant prove it) that in terms of arses on bikes its fairly equal out on the road. But as a sub-cultural/hobbie/lifestyle thing cycling is much more for men than it is for women. So while there are equal numbers in popping down the road to get some milk on the bike, or even riding into work it is way more likely for men to splash out on bike 'stuff' than women.

Just from observation.

I do know gav is trying to convince my g/f to ride fixed tho ;)

Maybe.

Currently black/grey michelins kyrlions in 25...

but after seeing esbee's black/white rubino's i'm tempted to go back to those. Used to have them a year ago but they were bastard tight on the ma3's. Anyone know of any other good black/white tyres which are nicer to mavic rims?

I had trouble finding CXP33's last autumn in real life and online.

But then i found them at http://www.parker-international.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/1852

Arnold Circus is pretty dead quiet, but its very very small. De Beauvoir square is bigger, no idea about traffic though as i have only been there a couple of times.

I'd come along for a laugh ;)

I want to see Quicksilver but can't find it :(

mashton:rkn - of course female, it's an old thing, started for ships, I think.

Yes but i always find it a bit odd ;) Acutally thought i'd find out about it - doesn't seem like there is a clear origin but [this article](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/the_economy/138678.stm) has some suggestions, including:

"As long as ships of every size and type require lots of paint to look good they will be referred to as a 'she', at least by me."

Why's there a rough triangle shaped bit on the map just west of Finsbury park which is kinda borded in white and shaded light green?

Are any of you going to admit to doing this?

I can't figure out what's worse - people who mail into FGG with names for their bikes or people who gender them (inevitably female). I cringe every time i see it :(

(jesus i'm bored :( )

DK - was replying to laplus - sorry!

Mashton go along in a couple of weeks when hopefully i have the time to spare and we can share the humiliation (last time i bailed 75% of the way up then had a relaxed cycle the rest of the route ;) ).

I've only had positive reactions from other cyclists when riding fixed. Non-cyclists have only been puzzled. I guess it does seem a bit weird if you don't much about bikes and everything you see advertised has loads of gears on it.

Nope don't think so.

I reckon drupal would be a bit heavy for whats happening on this site - best to keep it simple as possible i would of thought.

Whats the forum though?

Road debris sucks.. the fillthathole.org.uk website has an option to report it to councils for clearing. But while I can just imagine that they might bother fixing potholes they wont give ever bother sending out someone to clean up broken glass or whatever.